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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy button-and-loop fastener. This example does not easily fit into one of Wild's classifications. It is similar to Class VII and IX. The button element of the fastener is formed from a rectangular bar, decorated with an incised groove - running down the middle (lengthways). Attached to the reverse of the bar is the loop, which extends out and bends at a right angle, forming a small rounded loop. No enamelling or other detail is evident. The entire length of the object is 18.2mm x 15.2mm x 10.8mm. The loop measure 10.6mm x 10.6mm. Wild suggests that this type of button-and-loop fastener is more likely to be Roman in date than Iron Age, possibly dating from circa AD 150 - 260.The metal is a dark greyish-brown colour and slightly pitted.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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